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Palisade Historical Society to hold history talk on newspapers
PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) — The Palisade Historical Society is hosting a special event called Reading Yesterday’s News Online Today. This event, led by Leigh Jeremias, will explore how historical newspapers can tell us about the people, places and events of the past. Specifically, it will highlight the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection, which contains over 4 million pages of historic news, including 3,753 issues of The Palisade Tribune.
Stand-off with law enforcement shuts down U.S. 50
OLATHE, Colo. (KREX) — In the late morning hours on Monday, April 22, Colorado State Patrol assisted the Montrose Sheriffs Department and Olathe Police in shutting down U.S. Highway 50 in both directions after a shooting suspect barricaded themselves in a home near the highway. Cars on U.S. 50...
'Disaster emergency' declared in Colorado due to cracked high-traffic bridge
On April 23, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera verbally declared a 'disaster emergency' related to the cracked Highway 50 bridge that's resulted in a six hour detour between Montrose and Gunnison for most travelers. At the time the declaration was made, Primavera was and continues to serve her role as acting governor while Colorado Governor Polis leads a delegation for the Biennial of Americas Summit. The purpose of the declaration was to establish a framework for an interagency response to the problem, which continues to have...
Changes to child protective services in Montrose
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Montrose County’s Child Welfare Department held a public forum Wednesday to inform the community about a new approach to child protective services. The new approach, called differential response, gives responders the chance to partner with families, provide services, and create a softer approach. Program...
KEBLER EFFORT:
County and state road crews started work this week to get Kebler Pass Road open earlier than normal. The hope is to provide another route between Gunnison and Montrose since Highway 50 is closed to traffic due to defects in the Middle Bridge. Thank an elf when you see them! Photo by Robby Lloyd.
It is what it is….so show some grace
Ahhhh, the never surprising and always constant spring question is arising a bit earlier than usual this year — Is Kebler open yet? No. But it will probably be open as early as ever this year. And that is only because a calamitous structural defect discovered in a bridge crossing Blue Mesa Reservoir by the Dillon Pinnacles closed that bridge on April 18 making any quick trip between Gunnison County and Montrose pretty much impossible. It is what it is. Despite criticism from the conspiracy theorists trolling social media and people wondering why Joe Biden didn’t obviously see this coming and get on it a couple years ago, the response from state and local officials has been pretty darn good in a pretty bad situation.
High-mountain unpaved road provides partial solution to 354-mile detour in Colorado
A partial solution has been found for a massive six-hour 354-mile detour that's in place for those traveling between Montrose and Gunnison due to a cracked bridge along US Highway 50. According to the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office, County Road 26 will be open twice a day as of April 22 for critical local travel. The travel along this route will be managed through the use of pilot vehicles, which will be used to lead passenger vehicles along the road. ...
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